Highly competitive crops that make it difficult for weeds to gain a foothold in fields play a key role in effective herbicide resistance management. One way to make your crop more competitive is to increase seeding rates to produce higher plant populations. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Resistance Management School, University of Manitoba weed scientist... Read More
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On Thursday's RealAg Radio show host, Shaun Haney discusses the feedback —good, bad, and ugly — on engine chipping. For the top ag news stories of the day, news lead Jessika Guse informs us on a tentative new trial for Monsanto vs. Johnson, Mexico allegedly wants a new name for the trilateral trade agreement, there's... Read More
This week marks the official opening of theLivestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE), located southeast of Saskatoon. Leadership of the LFCE say that this isn't just a world-class facility, but it is designed to be world-leading in forage and beef production research. RealAgriculture's Dale Leftwich attended the grand opening of the LFCE and met... Read More
Can robots effectively milk cows on large U.S. dairy farms? That's a question Plymouth, Indiana farmer Brian Houin is determined to answer at his family-owned Homestead Dairy operation. Canadian farmers have had tremendous success using robot milkers in smaller dairy operations, but Houin is putting the milking machines to the test on a whole new... Read More
The concept of ‘flex’ corn hybrids has been talked about in seed circles for several years. The idea is quite simple: these corn hybrids have the ability to flex and create larger ears with more girth at lower populations. They produce higher yields when planted in the 28,000 seeds per acre range. The idea of... Read More
How's the crop where you are? On today's RealAg Radio show, Shaun Haney speaks to farmers from every neck of the woods to see where they're at with this fall's harvest. News with Guse covers all your top ag news stories of the day, which includes a bit of a slowdown for propane delivery in... Read More
The University of Saskatchewan opened its new $38 million Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) just South of Clavet, Sask., Tuesday. The new facility has been many years in the making, and a wide range of people in the value chain and academics came together to make it a reality. The LFCE is both... Read More
Harvest woes aren't just limited to Western Canada, as, while there hasn't been snow (yet!), wet field conditions are keeping Ontario farmers out of the fields as well. Soybean harvest has hardly advanced since last week, and disease pressure continues to build in standing corn. This week's Wheat Pete's Word covers a harvest update, but... Read More
With more than 20 cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) reported overseas, Canadian hog producers are taking note of this serious disease. Stewart Skinner, a hog producer from near Listowel, Ont., says he's worried it will come to Canada through person-to-person, or rather, farm-to-farm contact. “Without sounding alarmist, if we did have a case in... Read More
Hope you were able to have a good Thanksgiving weekend with your family and friends, now it's back to business! Because of the holiday yesterday today's show includes the regular Monday agronomic panel. RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney has Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson, and Jack Payne of Farmers Edge on the show to discuss all... Read More